The Mid-Continent Conference (Mid-Con) is an NCAA Division I college athletic conference which operates primarily in the Midwestern United States, with outlying teams in Louisiana and Utah. It was created in 1982 as the Association of Mid-Continent Universities (or AMCU, pronounced Am-cue), which it was known as until 1989. ^* The conference sponsored football from 1982 to 1984 at the Division II level, and three current members (Southern Utah, Valparaiso, and Western Illinois) have Division I-AA football programs.

Current members

Logos

• On November 3 2005, Eastern Illinois University and South Dakota State University joined the conference as associate members, participating only in swimming and diving competition.
• On April 19 2006, Chicago State University announced they would be leaving the conference to play as a Division I independent. The school officially departed on June 30, 2006. ^*
• On May 17 2006, Valparaiso University announced they would be leaving the conference for the Horizon League after the 2006-2007 academic year. ^*

The Mid-Continent Conference annual Presidents Council meeting in 2006, conference expansion was discussed at length, and IPFW, North Dakota State, and South Dakota State were approved for site visits.

Former members

• Akron University (1990-1992)
• University at Buffalo (1994-1998)
• Central Connecticut State University (1994-1998)
• Chicago State University (1994-2006)
• Cleveland State University (1982-1994)
• Eastern Illinois University (1982-1996)
• UIC (1982-1994)
• Missouri State University formerly Southwest Missouri State (1982-1990)
• Northeastern Illinois University (1994-1998)
• Northern Illinois University (1990-1994)
• University of Northern Iowa (1982-1991)
• Troy State University (1995-1997)
• University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (1982-1994)
• UWM formerly known as Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1993-1994)
• Wright State University (1991-1994)
• Youngstown State University (1992-2001)

Men's Basketball Champions

• Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Locations

Conference Stadia

External links

• Official website
• History of the Mid-Con

College athletics conferences